Usually a favorite time for most dogs, Dakota was a somewhat picky eater and never wolfed his food down. He chewed everything that was given to him and when he was full would leave his food dish alone, even if there was some left. He was never aggressive with his food and we could take bones away without even a growl.

He always shared our meals with us, whether we wanted him to or not! But all the pups always ate dinner with us and eventually Dakota also learned to sit in front of us with the other dogs and wait his turn as they did. As he got older, he would teach his pups to do the same.